Piano Chord Chart – For your reference!
Piano Chord Chart - There are various kinds of chords that you can play while harmonizing a song and each of the chords has its own construction rules. You may find it a bit difficult initially to remember the different types of chords and as such a reference chart may be helpful. The piano chord chart below shows the construction rules for the most commonly used chords.
For this chart, Root Note is assumed to be C.
# = Sharp, b = Flat
| Chord Type |
Chord Symbol |
Scale Notes Used |
| Major |
C |
1 - 3 - 5 |
| Minor |
Cm |
1 - 3b - 5 |
| Augmented |
C+ |
1 - 3 - 5# |
| Diminished |
Cdim |
1 - 3b - 5b |
| Suspended fourth |
Csus |
1 - 4 - 5 |
| Sixth |
C6 |
1 - 3 - 5 - 6 |
| Minor Sixth |
Cm6 |
1 - 3b - 5 - 6 |
| Seventh |
C7 |
1 - 3 - 5 - 7b |
| Major Seventh |
Cmaj7 |
1 - 3 - 5 - 7 |
| Minor Seventh |
Cm7 |
1 - 3b - 5 - 7b |
| Diminished Seventh |
Cdim7 |
1 - 3b - 5b - 6 |
